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100

The House of Representatives voted to impeach this president on this day in 1998.

 Who is Bill Clinton?

100

This animated series became television’s longest-running scripted show in 2018.

What is The Simpsons?

100

This North Carolina-born basketball legend led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships.  

Who is Michael Jordan?

100

This Christmas song, released in 1994, has become the most‑streamed holiday song in history.

What is “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?

100
Pad Thai

What is Thailand?

200

On this day, this film featuring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet was released in the US in 1997.

What is Titanic?

200

In 2017, a mistaken Best Picture announcement briefly named one film before the Oscar was awarded to a different film.

What are La La Land and Moonlight?

200

In 1903, this North Carolina location was the site of the Wright brothers’ first successful powered flight.

What is Kitty Hawk?

200

In How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch wants to ruin Christmas for the citizens of what town?

What is Whoville?

200

Paella

What is Spain?

300

The last manned lunar flight ____ returned to Earth on this day in 1972.

What is Apollo 17?

300

This six-second video app launched in January 2013 and became known for looping short-form content.

What is Vine?

300

North Carolina became the ___ state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

What is 12th? 

300

In which country did the tradition of Christmas trees originate?

What is Germany?

300

Poutine

What is Canada?

400

On this day in 1843, this person published "A Christmas Carol" in Britain.

Who is Charles Dickens?

400

In 1987, this artist became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

400

This elected official was North Carolina’s first African American representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Who is John Adams Hyman?

400

This U.S. state has a town named Santa Claus.

What is Indiana?

400

Koshari

What is Egypt?

500

On this day in 2001, this film was released in theaters, marking the beginning of a trilogy based on a novel first published in 1954.

What is The Fellowship of the Ring? 

500

This sibling duo is first cousins with Snoop Dogg.

Who are Brandy and Ray J?

500

Fought in March 1865, this North Carolina battle was one of the last major Confederate offensives of the Civil War.

What is the Battle of Bentonville?

500

This U.S. president signed a bill into law making Christmas a federal holiday.

Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

500

Stammpot

What is the Netherlands?

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